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Construction Project Management (Non-Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 1.5 Number of Credits: 90 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code HUK 522
Course Title in English Building Law
Course Title in Turkish İnşaat Hukuku
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
Estimated Student Workload 148 hours per semester
Number of Credits 6 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To create a basic legal information base that forms the framework of property and development law rights in the field of construction.
Course Description Land registry, zonning processes, hierarchy of zonning plans, certifications related to construction, constraction contracts, contract of construction in return for land share, build-operate-transfer contract models, certification of habitation and conversion to the condominium property (flat ownership).
Course Description in Turkish Kadastro, imar planlama süreçleri, planlar hiyerarşisi, inşaat ruhsatları, yapı denetimi, inşaat sözleşmeleri, arsa payı karşılığı inşaat sözleşmesi, yap işlet devret modelleri, yapı kullanım izni ve kat mülkiyetine geçiş.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Gains general information about the characteristics of real estate property.
2) Understands the meaning and legal value of cadastre and the process of recording cadastral parcels in the land registry.
3) Learns the process of transforming cadastral parcels into zoning parcels.
4) In this context, students gain information about planning levels, spatial strategic plans, regional plans, environmental plans, master zoning plans and implementation zoning plans, improvement zoning plans, conservation plans and their derivatives. Have knowledge about the hierarchy of plans.
5) Gains knowledge about contracts such as construction contracts applied for the realization of constructions, construction contracts in return for land share, build-operate-transfer contracts and their derivatives, and gains the ability to draw up sample contracts.
6) Learns the construction permit, foundation permit, occupancy permit (building permit) processes.
7) Learns the building control system.
8) Gains information about the transition process to condominium ownership.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management.
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management.
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations.
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions.
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management.
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities.
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses.
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility.
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2.
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management. N
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management. N
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations. N
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions. N
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management. N
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities. N
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses. N
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility. N
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications. N
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator EKREM KURT
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Prof. Dr. EKREM KURT

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Basic concepts of real estate ownership and cadastral practice
2) Transformation of cadastral blocks and parcels into zoning blocks and parcels
3) High-level plans (spatial strategic plan, regional plan, environmental plan)
4) Master zoning plan, implementation zoning plan
5) Reclamation development plan, parceling plan and hierarchy of plans
6) Construction contracts in general
7) Construction in exchange for land share (construction in return for flat) contract
8) Build-operate-transfer models
9) Construction permit, above-foundation permit, building occupancy permit
10) Building inspection system and responsibilities of inspection companies
11) Establishment of floor easement, transition to floor ownership
12) Urban transformation application
13) Slums and illegal construction
14) Compilation of topics by repetition
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsHalil Kalabalık, İmar Hukuku, Seçkin, Ankara 2020. İmar ve İnşaat Mevzuatı (İmar K., Kadastro K., Belediye K., İmar Yönetmelikleri, Borçlar Kanunu (Eser sözleşmesi hükümleri), Kamu İhale Kanunu, Kamu İhale Sözleşmeleri Kanunu.
Teaching MethodsVerbal expression, visual objects, students presenting their research topics verbally by converting them into written text, interactive discussions.
Homework and ProjectsVerbal communication of the visual presentation of research topics determines the midterm exam grade. Correcting the deficiencies that arise after the presentation of the same subject and reporting it in an academic text determines the final grade.
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseNone
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Midterm(s) 1 % 40
Final Examination 1 % 60
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration kurte@mef.edu.tr
02123953600
Work must be submitted on the day. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be subject to Law on Higher Education Article 54.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 2 2 84
Homework Assignments 1 40 40
Midterm(s) 1 8 2 10
Final Examination 1 12 2 14
Total Workload 148
Total Workload/25 5.9
ECTS 6